News
Severe Weather Preparedness Week first week of March
This year’s Missouri Severe Weather Preparedness Week follows the deadliest year for tornadoes in 14 years.
Community Living
Missouri EATs invites communities to strengthen food systems through grant-funded opportunity
Communities across Missouri can now apply for the next round of Missouri EATs, a grant-funded initiative from University of Missouri Extension that helps communities strengthen their local food systems. One community will be selected to work with MU Extension and the Missouri Rural Food Access Partnership team on a comprehensive planning process, according a press…
Multimedia
Gallery | Basketball Highway 92 showdown
Highway 92 showdown between Kearney and Smithville basketball Friday, Feb. 20.
Special Sections
Entertainment
Gladstone Theatre in the Park auditions coming
GLADSTONE — This summer, the shows for Gladstone Theatre in the Park will be “The Addams Family” June 26 to 28 and “Bye Bye Birdie” Aug. 7 to 9.
Opinion
Burdens can be made light
At 20 years old, life felt carefree. I was working part-time, spending time with friends, and living at home with few financial responsibilities. I didn’t think much about things like car insurance. One rainy night in 1992, my car skidded out of control, leaving me stranded in oncoming traffic. Miraculously, I walked away unharmed. The…